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Armentières

Armentières has 26,107 residents and 12,996 homes, 54% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €1,980/m² over five years, 7% below the département figure. The median living standard is €18,920 a year. For the average resident, 134 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 59017 · Postcode 59280 · Updated 24 October 2026
26,107residents2022 census
€1,980/m²median price per m²Nord : €2,130/m²
11%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
134services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Armentières · 11 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Armentières: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 11 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Prés du Hem2,852€17,60061%20%7%14.5%23%145
Quartier Salengro3,264€18,23046%28%4%19.3%12%115
Bizet 11,980€18,39038%51%6%20.4%32%51
Bizet-Léo Lagrange4,043€21,24066%27%5%13.4%9%102
Route d'Houplines 1718–59%15%4%14.4%13%135
Route d'Houplines 31,770€17,43036%25%5%22.7%5%155
Route d'Houplines 41,284€18,34056%11%6%19.3%10%134
Route d'Houplines 22,310€18,75046%4%9%15.0%5%148
Centre République 11,715€16,98022%69%11%25.4%4%182
Centre République 23,240€18,77038%11%12%13.8%2%181
Centre République 32,931€20,70050%8%14%16.5%4%143

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

26,107 residents and 11,745 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

20%
aged under 15
21%
aged 15–29
21%
aged 60 and over
42%
of households are people living alone
23%
of households are couples with children
14%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

12,996 homes, 91% of them main residences, with 4.0 rooms on average.

54%
of homes are houses
47%
of households own their home
23%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
1%
second homes
9%
empty homes
75%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19194%
1919–194534%
1946–197019%
1971–199023%
1991–200510%
2006–201910%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

2,149 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,980/m²median price, houses and flatsNord : €2,130/m²
€2,190/m²flats771 sales
€1,890/m²houses1,378 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €18,920 a year in 2021.

€18,920median living standard a year2021
26.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€10,380the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€30,860the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
17.0%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
25%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
6%
managers and professionals among over-15s
23%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes604.6 per 1,000−12%
Thefts from people without violence2669.9 per 1,000+11%
Violent thefts without a weapon180.7 per 1,000−47%
Physical violence outside the family1796.6 per 1,000−13%
Domestic physical violence2268.4 per 1,000+13%
Sexual violence1023.8 per 1,000+17%
Vehicle thefts491.8 per 1,000−36%
Thefts from vehicles562.1 per 1,000−19%
Thefts of vehicle parts501.9 per 1,000+108%
Deliberate damage and vandalism37714.0 per 1,000+5%
Fraud and payment card fraud1435.3 per 1,000+24%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. For the average resident, 32 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 1.2 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops20
Bakeries6
Pharmacies6
Doctors0
Dentists7
Cafés and bars21
Restaurants14
Parks and gardens5
Playgrounds5
Sports pitches18
Gyms and sports halls3
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops59
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Armentières on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

10.3GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
8pharmacieson 1 January 2025
24food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners27
Dentists18
Nurses38
Physiotherapists57
Pharmacies8
Emergency departments1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets6
Convenience stores and grocers18
Bakeries8
Butchers8
Petrol stations2
EV charging stations9
Post offices and postal points1
Banks11
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants92
Hairdressers35
Nurseries10
Swimming pools1
Sports halls10
Gyms5
Cinemas1
Libraries2
Performance venues1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Armentières, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingprevention plan
Ground movement
Earthquake
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
9natural-disaster declarationssince 1993
July 2012latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows8
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

13 primary and nursery schools, 5 collèges and 5 lycées are open here, 17 of them state schools.

Collège DesrousseauxLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Jean RostandLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Saint-CharlesLower secondary (collège) · private
Collège Saint-JudeLower secondary (collège) · private
Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège DesrousseauxLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle Anatole FranceNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle GambettaNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Jean MacéNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Léo LagrangeNursery school · state
Ecole primaire Léon BlumPrimary school · state
Ecole primaire Roger SalengroPrimary school · state
Ecole primaire privée Sainte ColombePrimary school · private
Ecole primaire privée Sainte FamillePrimary school · private
Ecole primaire publique Renan-BuissonPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Anatole FrancePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire GambettaPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Jean MacéPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Léo Lagrange niveau 2Primary school · state
Institut Nicolas BarréUpper secondary (lycée) · private
Lycée Paul HazardUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Lycée Saint-JudeUpper secondary (lycée) · private
Lycée polyvalent Gustave EiffelUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Lycée professionnel Ile de FlandreUpper secondary (lycée) · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Armentières, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Armentières - Place Saint-Vaast
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Armentières - Place Saint-Vaast
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Armentières.- La Mairie et le beffroi (2)
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Armentières.- La Mairie et le beffroi (2)
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Armentières.- La Mairie et le beffroi
Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.